The Liberty Blue Jays will take on the De Smet Jesuit Spartans on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 30-13 victory over Park Hill.
Jaxon Hicks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 271 yards and two touchdowns. Hicks is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 114 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Connor Hatfield, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Liberty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, De Smet Jesuit faced Rock Bridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. De Smet Jesuit strolled past Rock Bridge with points to spare, taking the game 28-14.
De Smet Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.1 points per game. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
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